The 2017 ISM Connect 300 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 24, 2017, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 300 laps on the speedway, it was the 28th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the second race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16.
This was the final running of the New Hampshire fall race, as the race was dropped for the Las Vegas fall race in 2018.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.065 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.065 135.714 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.142 135.342 3 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.172 135.198Official first practice results
Second practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.727 and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.727 132.586 2 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.742 132.517 3 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 28.745 132.503Official second practice results
Final practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.932 and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 28.932 131.647 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 28.935 131.633 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.961 131.515Official final practice results
Qualifying Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.203 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.309 28.395 28.203 242 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.524 28.287 28.232 311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.558 28.276 28.263 421 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.592 28.265 28.272 578 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 28.605 28.383 28.384 64 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.552 28.423 28.401 741 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.622 28.420 28.427 877 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 28.555 28.467 28.430 95 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.581 28.324 28.431 1020 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.653 28.408 28.490 111 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.502 28.416 28.492 1248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.502 28.496 28.857 132 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.723 28.547 — 1424 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.710 28.561 — 1588 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.549 28.566 — 1614 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.588 28.590 — 173 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.729 28.609 — 1831 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.628 28.636 — 1927 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.629 28.675 — 2047 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.747 28.687 — 2138 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.701 28.687 — 2237 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.747 28.747 — 236 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.740 28.794 — 2417 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.753 28.936 — 2519 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.753 — — 2632 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 28.766 — — 2710 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.771 — — 2834 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.840 — — 2943 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.894 — — 3013 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.920 — — 3195 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 28.924 — — 3272 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 29.092 — — 3323 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 29.107 — — 3455 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 29.257 — — 3515 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.317 — — 3683 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 29.364 — — 3733 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 29.886 — — 3851 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 30.560 — — 3922 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0.000 — —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 75
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 102 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 93 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 75 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 66 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 48 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage 2 Laps: 75
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 84 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 75 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 66 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 57 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 210 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 150
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 582 2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300 503 10 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 484 13 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 300 455 5 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 300 476 8 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 300 457 16 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 300 308 25 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 299 4 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 3610 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 300 2711 14 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 2612 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 3013 18 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 2414 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 3015 24 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 300 2216 11 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300 2217 20 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 300 2018 27 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 300 1919 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 1820 19 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 1721 22 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 299 1622 30 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 298 1523 31 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 298 1424 23 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 298 1325 28 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 298 1226 29 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 297 1127 33 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 297 1028 35 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 297 929 21 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 296 830 32 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 296 731 26 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 295 632 36 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 294 033 34 55 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 293 434 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 289 335 9 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 289 236 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 148 237 7 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 148 138 37 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 143 139 38 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 74 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 3 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 32 Red flags: 1 for 13 minutes and 1 second Time of race: 2 hours, 54 minutes and 47 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Parker KligermanMarty SniderKelli Stavast
Radio The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
PRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Jim NobleAnnouncer: Jeff Hammond Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 2,149 2 Kyle Larson 2,125 (–24) 2 3 Kyle Busch 2,119 (–30) 4 Brad Keselowski 2,106 (–43) 2 5 Denny Hamlin 2,088 (–61) 3 6 Matt Kenseth 2,087 (–62) 1 7 Jimmie Johnson 2,076 (–73) 2 8 Ryan Blaney 2,070 (–79) 3 9 Chase Elliott 2,070 (–79) 7 10 Kevin Harvick 2,069 (–80) 11 Jamie McMurray 2,053 (–96) 2 12 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,044 (–105) 1 13 Austin Dillon 2,044 (–105) 2 14 Ryan Newman 2,043 (–106) 2 15 Kurt Busch 2,027 (–122) 1 16 Kasey Kahne 2,023 (–126)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Toyota 986 1 2 Chevrolet 985 (–1) 3 Ford 976 (–10)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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